Is your consumerism your idol?
English: Jeroboam's idolatry, 1 Kings 12:25-33, illustration from a Bible card published 1904 by the Providence Lithograph Company (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) We live in an age of consumerism. We are certainly blessed by our prosperity. But in an age of plenty, why are we so morally and spiritually bankrupt? According to the Bible, there are very real spiritual dangers in the lust for possessions, in the consumer mindset that looks to material objects for satisfaction rather than to God . Squeezing Through the Eye of the Needle “Give me neither poverty nor riches,” prays Agur in the Book of Proverbs , but “feed me with the food allotted to me; lest I be full and deny You, and say, “Who is the LORD?” Or lest I be poor and steal, and profane the name of my God” (Prov. 30:8–9). Having too little is a problem most people can relate to, but the Bible says that having too much can also be a problem. Poverty might drive someone to steal, but “having too much” can make a person think